asymptotic freedom

American  

noun

Physics.

1. a property of the force between quarks, according to quantum chromodynamics, such that they behave almost like free particles when they are close together within a hadron.

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Example Sentences

Wilczek was still a graduate student at Princeton when he and David Gross developed the theory of asymptotic freedom, an explanation for the way quarks interact with one another inside the nucleus of an atom, clarifying the workings of the strong force, also called quantum chromodynamics.

From New York Times

But it was having trouble, and the discovery of asymptotic freedom in QCD in 1973 brought field theory back to the fore and, with it, lots of optimism about what might be possible in particle physics.

From Scientific American

However, there is another property of the strong nuclear force, called asymptotic freedom, that makes the concept of quarks and gluons well defined.

From Literature

“This is a great day for me, for all of physics, for all of humanity,” said David Gross, who shared the 2004 Nobel for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction.

From Scientific American

“The most appealing to me of the new physics envisioned is supersymmetry,” agreed David Gross, who shared a 2004 Nobel for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction, and who serves as an adviser for .

From Scientific American